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Ummm…. How to “enjoy” Thanksgiving!? Yes! If you’ve ever hosted this holiday at your home…. you know what I’m talking about. We, at LeaderOne Financial, have the pleasure of helping many first time homebuyers purchase their first homes. Often, along with this rite of passage, comes the “honor” of hosting a major holiday gathering in your home. Also, for those who we’ve helped upgrade to their bigger dream homes, get ready to become the new hot spot for family gatherings! I’d like to offer this advice to those who have risen to the challenge of playing host:

Set the table the night before

I mean EVERYTHING! You can even place the empty serving dishes to strategically plan where everything will go when it’s time for the real deal. If you have children, give them the task of making place cards. 2 things will be accomplished here; the kids will be occupied for a couple of hours AND you can avoid seating crazy cousin Eddie who still talks about his crazy college partying days next to Uncle Joseph who is a pastor at a local church.

Back in my training days I used to spend a week at a time with new employees, teaching them the ropes. I love to cook so let’s just say over the years I learned a lot of great recipes from all over the country. The grilled onion is worth sharing.

Take a whole onion (preferably a sweet yellow onion) and cut out the core, just not quite all of the way through. Don’t toss it, you’ll need to use it in a minute. Drop in 2-3 beef bouillon cubes depending on the size of the onion. Add a heaping teaspoon of butter and put the core back on top of the onion. You may need to cut down the core a bit so it will fit back on. Wrap the onion with aluminum foil, preferably two times to help keep the butter in. Grill the onion until you can squeeze it and it feels mushy, typically 30+ minutes.

Pull up a chair, pour yourself a beverage of choice and enjoy this foil wrapped bit of paradise with a juicy steak. If you like French Onion Soup, you’ll love this grilled perfection!